CBP granted an importer's protest that an automatic aerosol dispenser is classified as an appliance part, rather than as an appliance itself, in a recently released ruling.
Two Supply Source subsidiaries filed another five complaints at the Federal Maritime Commission Feb. 14 against multiple carriers, accusing them of violating the Shipping Act and charging unfair detention and demurrage from 2021 to 2022, leading to over $2.1 million in financial damages. The companies include COSCO Shipping Lines, Lihua Logistics Company Limited, CMA CGM, Overseas Container Line Limited, and Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp.
The International Trade Commission published notices in the Feb. 15 Federal Register on the following AD/CVD injury, Section 337 patent or other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will be in another ITT article):
The Commerce Department published notices in the Federal Register Feb. 15 on the following AD/CV duty proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, scope, affected firms or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
The Commerce Department has published the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on polyethylene retail carrier bags from Malaysia (A-557-813). Commerce calculated a 1.61% AD rate for Euro SME Sdn. Bhd. and its affiliate Euro Nature Green Sdn. Bhd., the only exporters under review. Subject merchandise from Euro SME entered Aug. 1, 2021, through July 31, 2022, will be assessed AD duties at importer-specific rates. The new 1.61% AD cash deposit rate takes effect for Euro SME and its affiliate Feb. 15, the date these final results were published in the Federal Register.
The International Trade Commission's finding that imported tin mill products aren't being illegally dumped or subsidized (see 2402060063) is to blame for Cleveland-Cliffs' decision to indefinitely close operations at its Weirton, West Virginia, tinplate facility, according to United Steelworkers President David McCall. Cleveland-Cliffs on Feb. 15 announced the closure, also blaming the ITC ruling.
On Feb. 14, the FDA posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative said it's extending the deadline for an international corporate income tax deal, and is extending its pause on retaliatory tariffs on countries that have passed or were considering passing digital services taxes against American firms.
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of Feb. 5-11:
A Florida husband and wife were each sentenced to 57 months in prison on Feb. 14 for illegally avoiding customs duties and violating the Lacey Act on between $25 million and $65 million worth of plywood products, DOJ announced. Noel and Kelsy Hernandez Quintana also were ordered to pay, "jointly and severally, $42,417,318.50 in forfeitures, as well as $1,630,324.46 in storage costs incurred by the government" after the couple "declined to abandon" the plywood seized by the government, DOJ said.